America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil

Documentary · 2009 · 1 SeasonSubtitles Icon
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This series lifts the curtain on the world of profiling, forensic science, and investigation as history's most brutal serial killers are exposed.
S01:E01 - The Case of Jack the Ripper
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S01:E01 - The Case of Jack the Ripper

48 min
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Though his rein of terror took place in London, the coverage of Jack the Ripper's victims set the tone for the media's fascination with serial killers.

S01:E02 - H.H.Holmes and Jane Toppan
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S01:E02 - H.H.Holmes and Jane Toppan

48 min
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A notorious hotel owner and a vengeful nurse are profiled in this episode.

S01:E03 - Albert Fish, the Vampire of Brooklyn
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S01:E03 - Albert Fish, the Vampire of Brooklyn

46 min
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A molester, murderer, and cannibal - Albert Fish was truly a real life monster.

S01:E04 - The Boston Strangler, Ed Gein and the Lipstick Killer
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S01:E04 - The Boston Strangler, Ed Gein and the Lipstick Killer

45 min
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As the film industry begins to make more movies about serial killers, men like the Boston Strangler, Ed Gein, and the Lipstick Killer start to spill blood on the streets, and over the pages of the newspapers.

S01:E05 - The Zodiac, the Son of Sam, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy
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S01:E05 - The Zodiac, the Son of Sam, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy

51 min
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The 1960s and 70s represented the dawn of a new era in serial killing, with Ted Bundy and the Zodiac Killer representing the increase in serial murder in the United States.

S01:E06 - John Wayne Gacy and the Highway Killers
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S01:E06 - John Wayne Gacy and the Highway Killers

44 min
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Some serial killers kill out of desire. But it's thought that some kill out of a rejection of their own desire - which is explored through a look at John Wayne Gacy and the Highway Killers.

S01:E07 - The Hillside Stranglers and the Beltway Snipers
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S01:E07 - The Hillside Stranglers and the Beltway Snipers

48 min
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The sensationalist nature of the Hillside Strangers and Beltway Snipers cases helps to further solidify the serial killer's unofficial home in popular culture and on the nightly news.

S01:E08 - The Gainesville Ripper, the Unabomber and Others
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S01:E08 - The Gainesville Ripper, the Unabomber and Others

46 min
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One of the defining traits of serial killers - sociopathic behavior. This episode looks at the Gainesville Ripper, the Unibomber, and other serial killers operating in the 1980s.

S01:E09 - The Green River Killer and BTK
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S01:E09 - The Green River Killer and BTK

44 min
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The only sure way to bring about the end of a serial killing spree is to identify and capture a serial killer.

S01:E10 - The Night Stalker and Jeffrey Dahmer
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S01:E10 - The Night Stalker and Jeffrey Dahmer

47 min
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The only sure way to bring about the end of a serial killing spree is to identify and capture a serial killer.

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This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.
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